Pairing detailed instructions with clear, step-by-step photography, this dynamic guide of spinning techniques and demonstrations explores an array of fiber possibilities—such as wool, glitz, and sari silk—to create unique yarn for fiber art projects. Designed for the advanced beginner to the intermediate spinner, this reference covers a variety of subjects such as spinning fundamentals, techniques for wool and silk, spinning with nontraditional materials, introducing add-ins, and creating plying effects. Additionally, the comprehensive tutorial offers information on easy home dyeing and directions for using a drumcarder to blend colors and fibers.
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"If you want to learn to spin cool, funky yarns or make your fibre art project unique then this is the book for you. You'll also discover ways to jazz up your hand spun and create individual yarns, which express your artistic vision but are still useful. Get Spun teaches spinners to create art yarns with structure. By combining traditional skills, unconventional techniques and an unlimited range of fibre possibilities, readers not only create yarn but can make it strong enough to last. Spinning fundamentals and techniques include clear step-by-step photographs. There are techniques for wool, silk and non-traditional materials such as fabric, plastic bags and silk cocoons. Instructions are also included for dyeing and blending fibre and yarn." - Machine Knitting Monthly
"A bright and beautiful book with the most amazing 'art yarns'. These yarns range from adding textures to a hand spun with slubs and wraps of other fibres to spinning with fabric and plastic. But this isn't just a show off book, where you peep through the window at what the author has created and shut the book with a sigh as you realise the results are unobtainable for mere mortals. No- this book has all the technical information you need for playing around with your own yarn, everything from dying, carding and blending to tying in metal elements. I really really wish I had a spinning wheel and could have a play. The author does say that others have reported that results are obtainable using just a spindle but she says she is unwilling to comment herself as this isn't the technique she used herself. This is a lush book, I would love to get my fingers on the yarns pictured, I think it would be a brilliant book for a spinner who has neglected their wheel and needs a new burst of inspiration." - Jennyflowerblue.blogspot.com
"Art-yarn spinning allows crafters to create expressive yarns that can be used to make knitted products, and are an art in themselves too. Get Spun is a spinner's dream; it brings together masses of information and knowledge into one compact resource. While brushing up on the fundamentals, readers can also pick up information on tools and materials, traditional techniques, and learn how to dye fibres. The book provides a comprehensive guide for spinning enthusiasts looking to expand their knowledge and liven up their art yarns." - Craft Focus
"The world of craft books is divided, in my opinion, into the rare inspirational books and the rather more frequent 'how to' books. This title is one of the latter, of which it is an excellent example. The author provides clear instructions on, for example, how to prepare fibre with a drum carder. There is an excellent chapter on spinning basics, including a very useful section on different ways to measure yarns. She has a chapter on how to dye with acid dyes before moving on to some of the techniques used in the creation of art yarns such as spinning coils, core spinning fabrics and plastic bags, as well as several different approaches to spinning bead yarns and creating textures. If you are starting out as a spinner and have been eyeing up the exuberant art yarns with a wistful eye, this is probably the book for you as it will give you the techniques and skills to spin the yarns. However, it no more teaches you how to create an art yarn than painting by numbers will enable you to paint a masterpiece. It is nonetheless a useful addition to the shelves of the spinner who wants to know how to spin complex and textured yarns." - Journal for Weavers Spinners & Dyers
"A bright and beautiful book with the most amazing 'art yarns'. These yarns range from adding textures to a hand spun with slubs and wraps of other fibres to spinning with fabric and plastic. But this isn't just a show off book, where you peep through the window at what the author has created and shut the book with a sigh as you realise the results are unobtainable for mere mortals. No- this book has all the technical information you need for playing around with your own yarn, everything from dying, carding and blending to tying in metal elements. I really really wish I had a spinning wheel and could have a play. The author does say that others have reported that results are obtainable using just a spindle but she says she is unwilling to comment herself as this isn't the technique she used herself. This is a lush book, I would love to get my fingers on the yarns pictured, I think it would be a brilliant book for a spinner who has neglected their wheel and needs a new burst of inspiration." - Jennyflowerblue.blogspot.com
"Art-yarn spinning allows crafters to create expressive yarns that can be used to make knitted products, and are an art in themselves too. Get Spun is a spinner's dream; it brings together masses of information and knowledge into one compact resource. While brushing up on the fundamentals, readers can also pick up information on tools and materials, traditional techniques, and learn how to dye fibres. The book provides a comprehensive guide for spinning enthusiasts looking to expand their knowledge and liven up their art yarns." - Craft Focus
"The world of craft books is divided, in my opinion, into the rare inspirational books and the rather more frequent 'how to' books. This title is one of the latter, of which it is an excellent example. The author provides clear instructions on, for example, how to prepare fibre with a drum carder. There is an excellent chapter on spinning basics, including a very useful section on different ways to measure yarns. She has a chapter on how to dye with acid dyes before moving on to some of the techniques used in the creation of art yarns such as spinning coils, core spinning fabrics and plastic bags, as well as several different approaches to spinning bead yarns and creating textures. If you are starting out as a spinner and have been eyeing up the exuberant art yarns with a wistful eye, this is probably the book for you as it will give you the techniques and skills to spin the yarns. However, it no more teaches you how to create an art yarn than painting by numbers will enable you to paint a masterpiece. It is nonetheless a useful addition to the shelves of the spinner who wants to know how to spin complex and textured yarns." - Journal for Weavers Spinners & Dyers
About the Author
Symeon North is a yarn maker who has written articles for Knittyspin and was featured in Spin to Knit. She has sold her yarns as alter ego Pippi Kneesocks online for more than five years. She lives in Waterbury, Vermont.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
not inspirational,
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Art yarns are all the rage at present. Having started to dye yarn, I was interested in learning how to spin. I had seen mention in many places of the drop-spindle method, but sadly this is not covered in the book as the author finds it difficult. This includes how to spin many art yarns including coil spun - a technique that is not often seen. However I did not find the inspiration I was looking for in this book. The backgrounds to the photos are dull - even the yarns are not exciting as many I have seen produced elsewhere. I was intrigued by the plastic bag and fabric spinning, but this is not something I want to do. This review first appeared on Karen Platt's book review website.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful, helpful book!,
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This book is great for people who already spin with a wheel and are interested in producing art yarns. I'd already tried about half of the things the author explains, but I am excited to try some of the other stuff. The instructions are pretty good, so you don't have to be an extremely talented spinner to benefit from this book. (In fact, if you have trouble keeping your yarn perfectly the same thickness all the time, you may especially like this book!) People who are thinking about learning to spin may also enjoy this book, because it gives a pretty good overview of spinning in general, and what the process is for dyeing and preparing fibers, etc, so you can see whether it sounds fun to you. (But you don't have to card your own wool if you don't want to!)
What this book IS: - a basic overview of spinning on a spinning wheel. - an overview of all of the tools used in the process of spinning. - review of different materials that people spin. - basic instructions for dyeing fiber in a kettle or by handpainting. - info on blending fibers with a drumcarder. - instructions on creating many types of art yarn: adding locks, spinning on an elastic core, wool chrysalis, coils, and adding a lot of different things in--beads, fabric, etc. - a lot of instructional pictures! What this book IS NOT: - pretty pictures of art yarns that other people have spun (although there are pictures for each set of instructions) - a very thorough book about dyeing fiber - stand alone instructions that you can use without tools (if you want to try these things you need AT LEAST a spinning wheel; it won't be a very fun book if you don't have a spinning wheel and you're not thinking of getting one anytime soon.) This book is a lot of fun, and very well put together. It gave me some great ideas.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like the ideas and the explanations,
By Karla (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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Purchased this book for myself. I have just started spinning and want to branch out into art yarns. I think this book will be helpful for me. Good illustrations and directions.
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